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Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....

Timeline of Events

752BC

3.1.752 BC

Romulus, first king of Rome, celebrates the first Roman triumph after his victory over the Caeninenses, following The Rape of the Sabine Women.

12.22.69

Emperor Vitellius is captured and murdered by the Gemonian stairs in Rome.

109

6.24.109

The Aqua Traiana is inaugurated by emperor Trajan, the aqueduct channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometers (25 miles) north-west of Rome.

138

7.10.138

Emperor Hadrian dies after a heart failure at Baiae, he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina.

410

8.27.410

The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.

455

7.9.455

Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

538

3.12.538

Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius.